Printed book sales in September rose by 10% on August, but were down 10% on last year, Nielsen BookScan data reveals. In total, £118.4m was spent on physical books in the four weeks to 1st October, an increase of £11m on August, but a decline of £14m on September 2010.
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Publishers and trade figures have broadly reacted positively towards the scrapping of Waterstone’s 3-for-2 promotion.
As The Bookseller revealed earlier today [31st August], the offer is expected to be scrapped in September and replaced by discount off individual books. It marks the end of arguably the most recognisable book offer, which has been part of Waterstone's for more than a decade.
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Waterstone's is bringing its iconic 3 for 2 offer to an end, with plans to implement money-off deals across individual books.
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Waterstone's concession in Harrods is to close, with the last day of trading understood to be 17th September.
Around 25 members of staff currently work at the store. Waterstone's is currently in talks with staff and a spokesperson said it would find positions for those who wished to stay with the company.
The space will be taken by W H Smith, with Waterstone's to be completely out of Harrods by 27th September.
Waterstone's has been trading in the central London retail institution for around 20 years.
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A Dartmouth bookshop opened by the son of Winnie-the-Pooh author A A Milne is closing down after 60 years.
Harbour Bookshop on Fairfax Place was opened in 1951 by Christopher Robin Milne, the inspiration for the character Christopher Robin in his father’s famous Winnie-the-Pooh stories.
Milne owned the bookshop for several years before selling it to Bruce and Nicolette Coward. The shop has been owned by Rowland and Caroline Abram for the last 15 years.
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Waterstone’s branches in Enfield and Walthamstow have been closed to trading today after a wave of looting swept London over the weekend.
A spokeswoman said police had cordoned off the area to shoppers after the unrest, which began in Tottenham on Saturday following a peaceful protest outside a police station over the fatal shooting by police of local resident Mark Duggan on Thursday. Trouble spread through Wood Green, Enfield, Walthamstow, Oxford Circus and Brixton on Sunday.
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